Ringwa Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Ringwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 54 | 1:285,893 | 29,291 |
Ringwa (41) may also be a first name.
Ringwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ringwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ringwa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ringwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ringwa are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 41 people.
The surname Ringwa is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 74 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringkwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ringway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ringkwat | 86 | 36 | / |
| Ringwatt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ringba | 83 | 11 | / |
| Rengwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ringua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ringwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ringwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rngwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ringwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rengqwa | 77 | 61 | / |
| Ringvad | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ringbai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ringwod | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hrengwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rimngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ringkwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rinkwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roengwai | 71 | 140 | / |
| Reungwai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Renggwap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruengwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringbe | 67 | 208 | / |
| Ringue | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ringby | 67 | 80 | / |
| Renqwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ringbo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Rengwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Rengua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ringve | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ringui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rinkwi | 67 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ringwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis